< Psalms 66 >
1 For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
一篇詩歌,交與伶長。 全地都當向上帝歡呼!
2 Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
歌頌他名的榮耀! 用讚美的言語將他的榮耀發明!
3 Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
當對上帝說:你的作為何等可畏! 因你的大能,仇敵要投降你。
4 All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.”
全地要敬拜你,歌頌你, 要歌頌你的名。 (細拉)
5 Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
你們來看上帝所行的, 他向世人所做之事是可畏的。
6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
他將海變成乾地,眾民步行過河; 我們在那裏因他歡喜。
7 He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.
他用權能治理萬民,直到永遠。 他的眼睛鑒察列邦; 悖逆的人不可自高。 (細拉)
8 Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
萬民哪,你們當稱頌我們的上帝, 使人得聽讚美他的聲音。
9 He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
他使我們的性命存活, 也不叫我們的腳搖動。
10 For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
上帝啊,你曾試驗我們, 熬煉我們,如熬煉銀子一樣。
11 You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
你使我們進入網羅, 把重擔放在我們的身上。
12 You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
你使人坐車軋我們的頭; 我們經過水火, 你卻使我們到豐富之地。
13 I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
我要用燔祭進你的殿, 向你還我的願,
14 the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
就是在急難時我嘴唇所發的、 口中所許的。
15 I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.
我要把肥牛作燔祭, 將公羊的香祭獻給你, 又把公牛和山羊獻上。 (細拉)
16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
凡敬畏上帝的人,你們都來聽! 我要述說他為我所行的事。
17 I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.
我曾用口求告他; 我的舌頭也稱他為高。
18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
我若心裏注重罪孽, 主必不聽。
19 But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
但上帝實在聽見了; 他側耳聽了我禱告的聲音。
20 Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
上帝是應當稱頌的! 他並沒有推卻我的禱告, 也沒有叫他的慈愛離開我。